In: Accounting
Builder Products, Inc., manufactures a caulking compound that goes through three processing stages prior to completion. Information on work in the first department, Cooking, is given below for May: |
Production data: | ||
Pounds in process, May 1; materials 100% complete; conversion 90% complete |
77,000 | |
Pounds started into production during May | 420,000 | |
Pounds completed and transferred out | ? | |
Pounds in process, May 31: materials 80% complete; conversion 20% complete |
37,000 | |
Cost data: | ||
Work in process inventory, May 1: | ||
Materials cost | $ | 130,300 |
Conversion cost | $ | 61,100 |
Cost added during May: | ||
Materials cost | $ | 677,540 |
Conversion cost | $ | 336,190 |
The company uses the weighted-average method. |
Flow of physical units of outflow -
particulars | physcial units | material | conversion |
WIP, Beginning | 77000 | 100% | 90% |
units started into production | 420000 | ||
Completed and transferred out | 460000 | ||
WIP, Ending | 37000 | 80% | 20% |
particulars | material | conversion | |
Beginning WIP Cost | 130300 | 61100 | |
cost added during the month | 677540 | 336190 | |
Total | 807840 | 397290 |
particulars | material | conversion | |
Units completed and transferred out (physical unit*% of completion) | 460000 | 460000 | |
WIP (Ending equivalent unit), (WIP ending physical unit*% of completion) | 29600 | 7400 | |
Total Equivalent units | 489600 | 467400 |
1.Computation of Equivalent units cost for Direct material and conversion costs -
particulars | material | conversion | ||
A | Total cost incurred done to date (May) | 807840 | 397290 | |
B | Total Equivalent units | 489600 | 467400 | |
C | Equivalent cost per unit (A/B) | 1.65 | 0.85 |
2. Calculation of Equivalent cost per unit and assign cost to the units completed (and transferred out) and units in WIP -
particulars | material | conversion | ||
A | Total cost incurred done to date (May) | 807840 | 397290 | |
B | Total Equivalent units | 489600 | 467400 | |
C | Equivalent cost per unit (A/B) | 1.65 | 0.85 | |
D | Units completed and transferred out | 460000 | 460000 | |
Cost assigned to completed and transferred out units(C*D) | 759000 | 391000 | ||
E | WIP, Ending Equivalent unit | 29600 | 7400 | |
Cost assign to WIP, Ending units(C*E) | 48840 | 6290 |